TalonSoft

COMPANY» Founded 1995-01-01

Baltimore,Maryland,United States

TalonSoft was an American game development and publishing studio, mostly focused on strategy games. Acquired in 1998 by Take 2 Interactive and closed down in 2002, with all their IPs sold to Matrix Games afterwards.

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TalonSoft was an American game development and publishing studio, mostly focused on strategy games. Acquired in 1998 by Take 2 Interactive and closed down in 2002, with all their IPs sold to Matrix Games afterwards.

Developed Games

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Rising Sun (Game)

31 December 2000

Fight against, or as, the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII in a turn based environment.

PC​

Rising Sun: Imperial Strike (Game)

31 December 2000

Rising Sun: Imperial Strike is the expansion pack to Rising Sun, TalonSoft's 2000 World War II game.

PC​

East Front II (Game)

31 March 1999

PC​

West Front (Game)

1 August 1998

PC​

Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia (Game)

30 April 1997

PC​

East Front (Game)

1 August 1997

World War 2 wargame by John Tiller and Talonsoft

PC​

Battleground 5: Antietam (Game)

31 December 1996

PC​

The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 (Game)

30 April 1999

PC​

The Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare (Game)

20 November 2000

A turn-based operational level strategy game that covers battles from the early 1900's into the next century.

PC​

Europe in Flames (Game)

4 April 2000

A box set of Talonsoft's West Front and East Front II, plus all expansions.

PC​

The Operational Art of War Volume 1: 1939-1955 (Game)

31 May 1998

PC​

Battleground 2: Gettysburg (Game)

31 December 1995

PC​

Published Games

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Rising Sun (Game)

31 December 2000

Fight against, or as, the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII in a turn based environment.

PC​

Rising Sun: Imperial Strike (Game)

31 December 2000

Rising Sun: Imperial Strike is the expansion pack to Rising Sun, TalonSoft's 2000 World War II game.

PC​

East Front II (Game)

31 March 1999

PC​

Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia (Game)

30 April 1997

PC​

Jetfighter IV: Fortress America (Game)

8 November 2000

PC​

Hidden & Dangerous: Devil's Bridge (Game)

7 February 2000

PC​

Battleground 5: Antietam (Game)

31 December 1996

PC​

The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 (Game)

30 April 1999

PC​

The Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare (Game)

20 November 2000

A turn-based operational level strategy game that covers battles from the early 1900's into the next century.

PC​

Europe in Flames (Game)

4 April 2000

A box set of Talonsoft's West Front and East Front II, plus all expansions.

PC​

The Operational Art of War Volume 1: 1939-1955 (Game)

31 May 1998

PC​

Battleground 4: Shiloh (Game)

31 January 1997

PC​

Company details

Name

TalonSoft

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1995

Location

Baltimore,Maryland,United States

Website

http://www.talonsoft.com/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Rising Sun (Game)
• Rising Sun: Imperial Strike (Game)
• East Front II (Game)
• West Front (Game)
• Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia (Game)
• East Front (Game)
• Battleground 5: Antietam (Game)
• The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 (Game)
• The Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare (Game)
• Europe in Flames (Game)
• The Operational Art of War Volume 1: 1939-1955 (Game)
• Battleground 2: Gettysburg (Game)
• Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict (Game)
• Battleground 4: Shiloh (Game)
• Battleground 3: Waterloo (Game)
• Battleground 9: Chickamauga (Game)
• 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich (Game)
• Battleground 7: Bull Run (Game)
• Age of Sail (Game)
• The Operational Art of War II: Elite Edition (Game)
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Published Games

• Rising Sun (Game)
• Rising Sun: Imperial Strike (Game)
• East Front II (Game)
• Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia (Game)
• Jetfighter IV: Fortress America (Game)
• Hidden & Dangerous: Devil's Bridge (Game)
• Battleground 5: Antietam (Game)
• The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 (Game)
• The Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare (Game)
• Europe in Flames (Game)
• The Operational Art of War Volume 1: 1939-1955 (Game)
• Battleground 4: Shiloh (Game)
• Battleground 9: Chickamauga (Game)
• Battleground 7: Bull Run (Game)
• Age of Sail (Game)
• The Operational Art of War II: Elite Edition (Game)
• Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo (Game)
• Age of Sail II (Game)
• The Operational Art of War II: Flashpoint Kosovo (Game)
• Tribal Rage (Game)
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Franchises

• Talonsoft's Battleground Series (Franchise)
• Talonsoft's Campaign Series (Franchise)
• The Operational Art of War (Franchise)
• Hidden & Dangerous (Franchise)
• Spec Ops (Franchise)
• Airport Tycoon (Franchise)
• Gary Grigsby (Franchise)
• Jagged Alliance (Franchise)
• Jetfighter (Franchise)
• The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)

People

• None

Characters

• Alexei Nikolaevich (Character)
• Princess Anastasia (Character)

Concepts

• World War II (Concept)
• Military (Concept)
• War (Concept)
• The 19th Century (Concept)
• Explosion (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Guerilla Warfare (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Snow (Concept)
• Artificial Intelligence (Concept)
• Fog of War (Concept)
• GOG.com (Concept)
• Glide (Concept)
• Loading Screen (Concept)
• Nazi (Concept)
• No Scope (Concept)
• On-The-Fly Character Switching (Concept)
• Pseudo 3D (Concept)
• Sniping (Concept)
• Team Killing (Concept)

Locations

• Russia (Location)
• Hangar (Location)
• Military Base (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Airstrip (Location)
• Asia (Location)
• Cabin (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Dock (Location)
• Europe (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Pacific Ocean (Location)
• Afghanistan (Location)
• Alaska (Location)
• Ardennes (Location)
• Armory (Location)
• Arulco (Location)
• Barracks (Location)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (Location)

Objects

• Gun (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Tank (Object)
• Battle Dress Uniform (Object)
• Building (Object)
• Crate (Object)
• Grenade (Object)
• Military Truck (Object)
• Pine Tree (Object)
• Pistol (Object)
• Ship (Object)
• Sniper Rifle (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Watchtower (Object)
• Assault Rifle (Object)
• Ballistic Vest (Object)
• Binoculars (Object)
• Boat (Object)
• Dynamite (Object)